The story of Sir Walter Raleigh from his boyhood days to his exploits in Ireland and his unexpected entry into the court of Queen Elizabeth. We travel with him as he pursues the ships of the Spanish Armada and makes voyages to the New World in search of gold and lands to settle. We learn how he introduced potatoes and tobacco to England and Ireland and more. We hear how he is relegated to the Tower of London where he spends the last years of his life. The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh is a wonderful adventure

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Keywords that describe the book: exploration, new world, walter, raliegh

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OK thank you! Sorry I took so long. I have a lot on my hands with another project and I'm kinda freaked out by what happened, so this project is on the bottom of my list right now. I will get around to it though. How long does it usually take to finish a solo?

aaronml wrote:OK thank you! Sorry I took so long. I have a lot on my hands with another project

That's completely fine! I've been pretty slow in getting my current solo done, but I think I'll have time to continue on it soon.

I'm kinda freaked out by what happened

Yes. This doesn't happen often, and it's usually not so bad, but when I came onto the forum that one morning, I knew something was wrong.

How long does it usually take to finish a solo?

To be quite honest, that depends a lot on the book, and how much recording time you have. This looks like it has relatively short sections, and there are only 11 chapters, so depending on how much recording time you have, it shouldn't take very long to complete. My first solo had 25 10-15 minute sections, and I completed it in 4 months. My current solo has 18 chapters, each about 15-20 minutes long, and I've been working on it for over a year.

Chapter 1 PL notes:
3:32 - As for Good Queen Bess, she was proud of her brave soldiers, (should be sailors. It is a minor edit, but it does change the meaning a little bit.)
Volume is a little high at 92.1 dB, please de-amplify by 3.1 dB

Kangaroo692 wrote:Chapter 1 PL notes:
3:32 - As for Good Queen Bess, she was proud of her brave soldiers, (should be sailors. It is a minor edit, but it does change the meaning a little bit.)
Volume is a little high at 92.1 dB, please de-amplify by 3.1 dB

Great job!

OK thank you! I will get to that whenever I can. I don't really have the time right now because I live in a family of four, and I don't have a laptop, so I can't seem to get a quiet house.

Kangaroo692 wrote:Chapter 1 PL notes:
3:32 - As for Good Queen Bess, she was proud of her brave soldiers, (should be sailors. It is a minor edit, but it does change the meaning a little bit.)
Volume is a little high at 92.1 dB, please de-amplify by 3.1 dB

Great job!

OK thank you! I will get to that whenever I can. I don't really have the time right now because I live in a family of four, and I don't have a laptop, so I can't seem to get a quiet house.

I'm in a similar household, and my laptop is really super slow, so I can certainly understand.